The dental labour force in Australia: the position and policy directions
released: 25 Feb 2004 author: Spencer AJ, Teusner DN, Carter K D & Brennan D S
This publication presents an overview of the aggregate shortage of the dental labour force and considers the policy directions to close the supply-demand gap. While both short-term and long-term directions are presented, the focus is on longer term directions for Australia to develop a sustainable self-sufficiency in its dental labour force.
ISSN 1449-2008; ISBN 978 1 74024 361 2; Cat. no. POH 2; 48pp.; OUT OF PRINT
Available at http://www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/...
Publication table of contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Acknowledgements
- Summary
- Recommendations
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Outline
- 2 Changing dental practice
- 2.1 Background
- 2.2 Dental patients: age distribution
- 2.3 Service trends: main areas of service
- 2.4 Service trends: total number of services per visit
- 2.5 Overview: service trends
- 2.6 Service trends: age of patients
- 2.7 Time and visit trends
- 2.8 Summary
- 3 Dental labour force and capacity to supply dental visits
- 3.1 Background
- 3.2 Dentist labour force
- 3.3 Allied dental practitioner labour force
- 3.4 Dentist labour force projections and capacity to supply dental visits
- 3.5 Allied dental practitioner labour force projections and capacity to supply dental visits
- 3.6 Summary
- 4 Demand for dental care
- 4.1 Background
- 4.2 Population change
- 4.3 Demographic change
- 4.4 Edentulism change
- 4.5 Per capita demand change
- 4.6 Projected total demand for dental visits
- 4.7 Projected total demand for dental services
- 4.8 Reconciling supply of and demand for dental visits
- 5 Policy directions
- 5.1 Background
- 5.2 A model for considering policy
- 5.3 Dental productivity
- 5.4 Per capita demand
- 5.5 Labour force numbers
- 5.6 Allied dental practitioner labour force
- 5.7 Maldistribution of supply
- 6 References
Recommended citation
Spencer AJ, Teusner DN, Carter K D & Brennan D S 2004. The dental labour force in Australia: the position and policy directions. Cat. no. POH 2. Canberra: AIHW.